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Social Media Platform Torum Announces Strategic Investment by Huobi Ventures HECO Fund
5.8.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Torum announces strategic investment by Huobi Ventures, the $100 million venture arm of Huobi Group to foster blockchain adoption and ecosystem expansion. 5th August 2021, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — On the eve of the project’s 1st year launch anniversary, social media...
Pokémon Unite Bug Ruins Gengar’s Best Move
5.8.2021
A recent Pokémon Unite update appears to have ruined Gengar’s Hex move, often leaving the ghostly speedster unable to perform his strongest combo.Read more
Precious Metals Firm Kitco Launches Gold-Backed Tokens Built on Ethereum
5.8.2021
On August 4, the precious metals firm Kitco Gold announced the launch of a gold-backed stablecoin which will leverage an audit process via Cohen & Company with monthly attestation reports. Kitco has partnered with Tradewind Markets, First Digital Trust, and Stably, an asset tokenization...
Embracer Group Buys Seven Studios, Including Duke Nukem's 3D Realms
5.8.2021
The Embracer Group, an enormous corporate blob encompassing publishers like Gearbox, THQ Nordic and Deep Silver, has just bought seven new studios, including 3D Realms (Duke Nukem) and Ghost Ship Games (Deep Rock Galactic).Read more
Bitcoin and Submarine Sandwiches: Quiznos Restaurant to Pilot Payments via the Bakkt App
3.8.2021
On Tuesday, Bakkt Holdings revealed a partnership between the national quick-service restaurant (QSR) Quiznos. The company Quiznos is a brand based in Denver, Colorado, and the restaurants specialize in offering submarine sandwiches. According to the announcement, Bakkt and a Quiznos location...
Video Games Are "Spiritual Opium," Says Chinese Government-Owned Media
3.8.2021
Tencent stock fell as much as 11 percent today after a Chinese economic paper blasted gaming, referring to it as “spiritual opium” and “electronic drugs.”Read more
Digital Transformation Law Draft Would Allow Users to Pay Mortgages With Crypto in Spain
2.8.2021
A new proposal of a digital transformation law, written by a group of lawmakers in Spain would introduce the possibility of paying mortgages with cryptocurrency. The law draft also gives different incentives for companies and organizations using and developing solutions using these technologies...
[aktualita] Ondřej Šťastný přechází z Microsoftu do MALL Group, povede oddělení vývoje
2.8.2021
Oddělení Developmentu a ERP v MALL Group nově vede Ondřej Šťastný, který nastupuje na pozici Engineering Directora. Šťastný předtím působil šest let v Microsoftu, kde se na pozici Senior Engineering Managera staral mimo jiné o budování týmů pro platformu Teams. Kromě toho má zkušenosti z firem...
While GBTC Bitcoin Stacking Slows, Grayscale Accumulates Alternative Crypto Assets
2.8.2021
Established in 2013, the firm Grayscale Investments has managed to become the world’s largest asset manager for digital currency. While initially starting with bitcoin, the company has since added a myriad of different crypto assets as Grayscale commands $36.34 billion in assets under...
Central Bank Governor: South Africa’s Digital Currency Study Ongoing
31.7.2021
South African Reserve Bank (SARB) governor, Lesetja Kganyago, has once again confirmed that the central bank is presently studying the feasibility of issuing a digital currency. In his remarks at the SARB’s annual general meeting, governor Kganyago suggested his organization has embarked...
Biden to Step Up Crypto Tax Enforcement to Help Fund $1 Trillion US Infrastructure Plan
30.7.2021
U.S. President Joe Biden and lawmakers have agreed on the details of a roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package with measures to step up tax enforcement around crypto assets. Taxing Crypto Transactions to Fund US Infrastructure Plan The White House announced Wednesday that President...
Crypto unicorn Amber Group launches NFT creator studio with TR Lab
28.7.2021
Creator Finance, also dubbed CreatorFi, provides nonfungible token, or NFT, creators with platforms and customizable services to facilitate the auction and sale of their collectibles
Kenyan Farmers Pivot to Cryptocurrency as Popularity of Community Currencies Grows
28.7.2021
The growth and popularity of community inclusion cryptocurrencies in Kenya continues to soar with the country’s rural farmers being the latest group to embrace the financial technology. As one report reveals, some farmers in Kenya’s countryside are now accepting cryptocurrency...
Group of Salvadorans Take to the Streets to Protest El Salvador’s New Bitcoin Law
25.7.2021
While some Salvadorans situated near Playa El Zonte beach like the new bitcoin tender law implemented by Nayib Bukele’s regime, a number of other citizens dislike the law. This week, regional reports show citizens from El Salvador have taken to the streets to protest the bitcoin tender law....
New York Town Bemoans Roadside ‘Littered’ With Bitcoin Miners — Officials Plan to Impose 90-Day Moratorium
24.7.2021
A St. Lawrence county town located in New York near the Canadian border, Massena, is another region in the state that is having issues with bitcoin miners. According to recent reports from the local WWNY-TV news desk and Reuters, the Massena town supervisor is drafting new regulations for bitcoin...
Chinese Miners Pivot to Alternative Currencies to Keep Operating
24.7.2021
The Chinese mining crackdown forced many miners to stop their operations and relocate. But another group of miners is planning to pivot to new, more efficient mining schemes to keep operating in the country. Lesser-known tokens and proof-of-stake-based systems are now in the sights of these miners...
Switzerland’s Largest Bank UBS Says Clients Have Crypto FOMO
23.7.2021
UBS, Switzerland’s largest bank, says that clients are looking at different investment alternatives and there is a bit of a fear of missing out (FOMO) when it comes to cryptocurrency investments. UBS Says There Is a Bit of Fear of Missing Out The CEO of UBS Group AG, Ralph Hamers, talked...
Organize your CSS declarations alphabetically
23.7.2021
Eric, again not mincin’ no words with blog post titles. This is me:
The most common CSS declaration organization technique I come across is none whatsoever.
Almost none, anyway. I tend to group them by whatever dumps out of my …
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Currency.com becomes executive member of self-regulating trade group CryptoUK
22.7.2021
The firm said it planned “to drive greater dialogue and collaboration with regulators and policy makers” as a member of the group
Damien Hirst's ‘Currency’ NFT drop more than 6X oversubscribed
22.7.2021
Collectors will now have to seek out Damien Hirst’s NFTs on secondary markets after the drop was oversubscribed by more than six times